Safety is always at the forefront for Enerpac, the new SL400 meets the safety standards set by ASME B30.1-2009.  The SL400 is our highest capacity bare cylinder gantry, and our only bare cylinder gantry equipped with 3 stage lifting cylinders.  The gantry lifts to an impressive 9.144 mm at the top of the 3rd stage. …

As part of your general Health and Safety procedures you should have a robust accident investigation process. As with any system, it should be documented, understood and followed every time an accident is reported, no matter how small. The reasons are fairly obvious – if there has been any kind of accident that results in…

When something happens in the workplace that causes injury to a colleague, customer or member of the public, there’s very often the question asked as to whether someone should report that incident. People sometimes worry that more work could be created by reporting a workplace incident. This may, in fact, be true as in some…

We talk a lot about the safety implications of working at height and what you should do to ensure you comply with all the rules and regulations. We also talk a lot about the risk to life and limb as staying safe should always be your priority. However, we haven’t covered the one major consideration…

Two terms that commonly get mixed up are the concept of “fall arrest” and “fall restraint”, however they mean two very different things. Fall arrest systems are used to slow or damp a fall when it occurs. They’re used in situations where a fall is likely, such as working at height on ropes or where…

We talk a lot about safety on this blog and making sure that all steps are taken to ensure all risks are assessed and any dangers are mitigated. But what if those dangers are just inherent in the environment and cannot be taken away? For example, if you’re working in a road and you can’t…

Working at height is dangerous at the best of times and we’ve already spoken about the benefits of making sure everything is safe on the way up and also when you get to height. There’s no doubt that planning everything out is absolutely essential if you want to ensure safety, but there’s another side to…

There’s no doubt that people have a poor image of Health and Safety. We’re always hearing about how it’s ruined an office party, stopped an event going ahead or closed down an event for apparently ridiculous reasons. However H&S is rarely the problem here, it’s usually because people are generally lazy. For example, the HSE…

Without hydraulics it’s fair to say that many industries we take for granted just wouldn’t be possible today. For example, in the construction business where large, bulky and heavy materials need to be extracted, transported and delivered for infrastructure, hydraulics play a major part. Even the trains that are used to transport such this infrastructure…

When working at height you will be facing a whole range of differing environmental issues that will look very different from the ground. For example, power cables and protruding building features. If you’re using some sort of basket crane for example you need to ensure you have plenty of head room for not only the…

When you’re working at height you will obviously go through all the check-lists to ensure you have the correct equipment. You’ll also no-doubt take into account the height and the ground you’re working from. However, have you considered other areas around you? Sometimes a hazard can come from a place you hadn’t planned to be.…

Without taking proper precautions and identifying the risks pertinent to your specific application, your height safety preparation may be at best, poor and at worst, dangerous. Height safety and accident prevention isn’t a “one size fits all” solution to whatever it is you’re going to be doing that day. The way you deal with each…

A track aligner is intended to be used in the aligning and slewing of track, including points and crossings. It is considered to be the most advanced tool created specifically for this function. It can be used inside or outside the track on railway maintenance operations. This tool is obstructionless when released and handle removed.…

When bolting, understanding the difference between hard and soft joints and having the tools to handle them is absolutely critical. The accuracy of achieving the correct torque depends on this type of joint and even today’s tools can give wildly different results. This is where the Evotorque from Norbar really comes into its own with…

Norbar have been at the cutting edge of hydraulic torque tools for some time and the new Evotorque takes it to the next level with a range of features designed to making the application of torque to threaded fasteners an absolute breeze. It’s unique “Intelligent Joint Sensing” technology is designed to accurately tighten to the…

Hydraulic equipment and pump breakdowns happen, it’s a fact of the working life of equipment that is put through its paces regularly. If such a breakdown happens, an engineer will need to be called, or maybe you’re the engineer? Here’s what you should check if you are an engineer and what to expect should a…

Hand-arm vibration is a vibration that’s transmitted into a workers’ hands and arms – it can come from a wide variety of things, from hand-operated power tools to washing machines. Ordinarily, you might not consider hand-arm vibration that big of a deal, however it is. Regular exposure to hand-arm vibration can create health issues, such…

Laying railroads requires significant engineering talent and experience and working near railroads requires a high level of experience and stringent health and safety rules. One of the most important aspects of working near a railroad safely involves the use of good site lighting – workers cannot be expected to work in conditions that do not…

If you’re clued into hydraulics, you’ll’ know that the simplest hydraulics systems have but three parts; a pump, cylinder, and the fluid. Quite often, the most complicated part of a hydraulic system is the fluid itself – in theory, you could use any fluid to generate an action; even your coffee. But due to the…

I like to search the web looking to bring even more great information to you, and I happened across this site : http://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/1650/hydraulic-equipment-mistakes It’s important to maintain and have knowledge of your hydraulic equipment and this is a great checklist of, to be fair, common sense issues. It’s quite old, but it’s useful nonetheless. Here…

Hydraulic excavators are huge earth-shattering machines. Their sheer power is enough to make them a critical piece of equipment in the excavation industry and it’s fair to say that without these powerhouses, people would not have been able to tackle the toughest terrains on earth. But, some hydraulic excavators are bigger than others, and it…

Torque wrenches are designed to tighten bolts to a specified torque. But, manual torque wrenches don’t make life easy – depending on the application, manually tightening bolts can take hours. That’s why over the years hydraulic torque wrenches, or hydraulic wrenches, have become a necessary tool in a wide variety of industries that require an…

Hydraulics plays a pivotal role in a wide range of applications in a wide variety of industries. Early uses of water power date back to ancient Egypt where irrigation was used since the 6th millennium BC. The most daring of innovations was in Ancient Rome, when public water supplies, powered windmills, and hydraulic mining was…

Hydraulic lifts are used in a variety of different applications. They can be found in automotive, shipping, construction, waste removal, mining, and retail industries as they’re an effective means of raising and lowering people, goods, and equipment. A vast number of today’s vehicles have some form of hydraulic lifting equipment built in – a typical example…

It looks like we’re in for a long, hot summer which for many of us, is very welcome indeed, but for those working in protective clothing it can be very dangerous. Too hot and you can succumb to heat trauma so it’s essential as a company owner you do all you can to make sure…

A hydraulic toe jack allows a user to easily transport heavy machinery and equipment by getting under and lifting it with very low minimum ground clearance. This tool is ideal for delicate operations where precise lowering control is required. The toe jack is made up of parts such as: A high strength thin toe that…

Portable jacks have been a fundamental part of track maintenance and renewals for many years, available from stock, we can supply a comprehensive selection of jacking products.  All the jacks in our range have been designed specifically to cope with the rigors of constant use out in the field but are lightweight and portable to…

Birmingham is widely recognised as Britain’s second city but what really sets it apart from many other cities is its road links and transport network. It really is in the centre of everything with a huge rail hub, one of the busiest motorways in the country on the doorstep and a busy airport. It’s not…

Health and safety affects us in pretty much every walk of life. Whether at work or at play, in college, school or at the cinema, there are rules and regulations that govern what we can do and where we can do it. Signs are up everywhere. Barriers stop you from doing things that you probably…

Hydraulic principles are pretty simple, we cover them in our post on hydraulic principles, but that doesn’t mean anyone can understand and service hydraulic machinery using their shop-bought screwdriver. Hydraulic equipment is used in ever more dangerous environments these days and the amount of pressure in a cylinder together with the equipment that’s being lifted…

Applications of hydraulic technology are all around us-the water coming out of your tap and shower, the food you eat, the car you drive, the ship and plane you travel on, the elevator that takes you to your flat or office floor, the jewellery we wear, the buildings we live and work on, all of…

Hydraulics is one of the most important discoveries that man made to manipulate the laws of physics to our benefit. It is the basic principle in many of the important inventions that we have enjoyed since the olden times up to the present, from ancient irrigation canals through to hydraulic drives, pumps, turbines, lift kits,…

We can no longer rely on weather patterns of the past. Today’s construction workers need to be able to dress for all weathers, at any point of the year. You can go to work in the morning wearing shorts, only to be swathed in wet weather gear by mid-afternoon. This makes it quite a challenge…

Even though Britain has one of the safest railways in Europe for both passengers and workers, carrying out regular maintenance or unexpected repairs still requires a lot of care and caution. Rail safety is important and it is easy to be complacent when performing everyday tasks or forget about fundamental responsibilities. Thankfully, associations like the…

Hydraulic torque wrenches are “double acting” tools that fasten and loosen bolts. They operate through the force of a hydraulic flow that provides pressure to force the wrench in a rotary motion. After a few minutes of use, most people will find out that it is not difficult to operate a hydraulic torque wrench. However,…

Re-railing a train, I admit, isn’t the sort of thing that most people are going to be hoping to do every day. It’s an extremely specialised area and requires a lot of people and equipment to get right. More that that, it needs to right training. But how do you do it in the first…

  Always on the lookout to pinpoint areas where industrial safety can be heightened, and incidents of injuries and fatalities lowered, the Health and Safety Executive have turned a microscope onto the safety record of U.K.’s rail industry in a recent report that highlighted the dangers posed by lax height safety when operating near major…

A bit of fun, this one. I was searching the HSE website and I found this little gem : http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/oct09.htm So a quick search to find out where this came from and I found an article on the Daily Mail website from some time back: It is a decades-old tradition that provides a cherished photograph…

Safety should always be a top priority for every industry, but especially more so for industries in which danger is more prevalent. And when it comes to safety, proper training will always be the best measure against accidents. Thus, rail companies must invest in height safety training for their employees. Working with heights poses hazards…

It is a well known fact within many industries that fall arrest systems are life saving devices around the world, however many people do not consider how often such fall arrest systems actually prevent serious and potentially life threatening injuries from occurring. So many families would be without their loved ones today if not these…

Anyone who has seen a crane effortlessly lifting an enormous piece of equipment has certainly witnessed the power of hydraulics. Perhaps a few of those observers have even wondered “how does it do that?”. Although the precise movement of multi-ton objects seems like magic, it is accomplished through the thoughtful application of a few relatively…

Is health and safety at work important? At Worlifts we think it is and so do Lincoln & District TUC which held a rally yesterday to oppose cuts to H&S protection in the workplace. In an era when so many people mistakenly believe that some H&S is “PC gone mad”, it’s good that some are…

Isn’t it amazing how many myths are re-circulated every year and even more how they appeal to the misery in us by trying to spoil people’s fun. This one is a doozy. I know, the Daily Mail is an easy target but they go on to say: The traditional children’s party game pin the tail…

Let’s start with a look at three of the worst health and safety myths as reported by the Health and Safety Executive Banned from playing conkers? That’s bonkers! This seems to appear every year but the earliest incidence we found was from the BBC website from 4th October 2004. It reports that a head teacher…

Did you see this? That’s quite a gantry!Enerpac’s heavy duty SBL series goe up to 1200 ton capacity, you can read more about them here: http://www.enerpac.com/en-us/integrated-solutions-0/hydraulic-gantries

Health and Safety and the adherence to strict rules is a very important aspect of every business and their procedures but it’s likely that you’ll have heard a story where it’s been the butt of the joke. Thing is, it’s an easy target and usually a very easy excuse for someone to pull the health…

There’s absolutely no excuse for there to be any danger when working with fork lift trucks or any lifting equipment for that matter and here at Worlifts we are proud to offer great training in health and safety as well as world class service and maintenance options. However, even given that there are plenty of…

Having a failure of your hydraulic equipment can be both costly and dangerous which is why Worlifts offers a full on-site service, testing and repair service to ensure your equipment continues to work as expected and without downtime. But, what happens when something goes wrong? Well, we can be there with our fully equipped vans…